Ms., June 26, 1927.

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Ms., June 26, 1927.

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Consists of a transcript of an address presented at the 75th celebration of the death of the first Walhalla Martyrs, Walhalla, North Dakota, entitled "The Oberlin Band". The address recounts the history of Congregational missionaries from Oberlin College and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in North Dakota and other parts of the world.

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State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives

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State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Root, Azariah Smith, 1862-1927

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Librarian of Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. From the description of Ms., June 26, 1927. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17949160 Azariah Smith Root was born in Middlefield, Massachusetts. He was educated at Oberlin College, Harvard Law School and the University of Gottingen. He was appointed a Cataloger at Oberlin College in 1885 and in 1887 became Director of the College Library, and Professor of Bibliography in 1890. He was a...